Module 16 Quiz U.S. History EHS

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Which of the following did NOT occur in the U.S. after World War I?

the cost of living increased

divorce rates increased

wages matched the rate of inflation

female workers were reluctant to give up their jobs

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The ________ Amendment to the Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

Seventeenth

Nineteenth

Twenty-first

Eighteenth

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Who won the 1928 Presidential Election?

Herbert Hoover

Al Smith

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

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Why did unions in the U.S. begin to decline in numbers during the 1920s?

farmers were used to being independent and were therefore hard to organize

people believed union members were communists

immigrants had no choice but to work in difficult jobs

all of these answers are correct

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Which of the following Russian events happened first?

the Czar abdicated his throne and his ministers were arrested

many demonstrators were killed by the Russian military in an event called “Bloody Sunday”

a coalition of Mensheviks and Bolsheviks was formed

Russia was pulled into World War I on the side of the Allies

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Which of the following was a result of Henry Ford increasing the wage of his workers?

the number of cars produced per worker increased

many of his workers also became his customers

all of these answers are correct

absenteeism from work fell

Question 7

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How did other countries react to America’s Fordney-McCumber Tariff?

they invested in American businesses

they raised their import tariffs

they lowered their import tariffs

they bought more American goods

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Who won the 1920 Presidential Election?

Calvin Coolidge

Warren Harding

Herbert Hoover

Al Smith

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What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

a quota system that set a maximum number of immigrants that could come from any one country in a year

an international agreement that renounced war as an instrument of national policy

a law that sold German chemical patents for much less than their value

a tariff that increased the tax on imports to the highest level ever

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Which treaty ended Russia’s involvement in World War I?

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Bucharest

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Treaty of Paris

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Once World War I was over, almost ________ American soldiers began returning home.

850,000

10 million

200,000

2 million

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Which of the following was NOT a new business practice that began in the 1920s?

advertising focused on techniques based simply around the product’s features and price

manufacturers employed psychologists to study how to appeal to buyers and get them to buy their products

chemical plants began making synthetic products such as rayon clothing

stores offered payment installment plans

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The ________ Amendment to the Constitution repealed the nationwide prohibition on alcohol.

Twenty-first

Eighteenth

Twenty-second

Nineteenth

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By 1924, the Ku Klux Klan had ________ members.

850,000

10 million

4.5 million

200,000

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Why is the 1928 Presidential campaign considered by many to be the first modern presidential race?

TV commercials were used

radio commercials and newsreels were used

both candidates argued for higher taxes

both candidates argued for lower taxes

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